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Strategic Operations and Supply Chain Management (Taught)

Course details
  • MS
  • 1 Years
  • Full-time
  • 14/09/2026
  • Postgraduate
Course location
Main Site - Highfield Campus

Course summary

Positioned to enhance your analytical capabilities, this master's offers a distinctive quantitative edge compared to other UK programmes. Southampton boasts a World top 50 ranking and 11th in the UK for Statistics and Operational Research (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2025).

Accreditations from the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), sets a solid foundation for your career. Enhance your profile through immersive industry experiences offered by research groups like CORMSIS and CentasPM, featuring mentoring schemes, practitioner talks, and company visits.

Opt for an industry-based summer project, potentially overseas, to enhance your dissertation and CV. Benefit from industry expert seminars, career-focused workshops, preparing you to succeed in the evolving job market.

Modules

For a full list of compulsory and optional modules, please visit our website.

Assessment method

Assessment methods may include exams, individual coursework, group assignments, reflective reports and your dissertation.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply
  • Logistics and Transport, Chartered Institute of

How to apply

International applicants

If English is not your first language, you will need to demonstrate your English ability by meeting our Band C requirements: IELTS 6.5 overall, with a minimum of 6.0 in all components. For information on other accepted English language tests, please see our website.

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Entry requirements

You'll need a 2.1 degree in a wide range of subjects such as engineering, humanities, business, mathematics, physical sciences, information systems, management and social sciences. Please check our website for subjects that are not accepted. Applicants with relevant work experience are encouraged to apply.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/fees/postgraduate.page

Sponsorship information

A variety of scholarships, grants and bursaries may be available to help you fund your master’s study, both from the University and from other organisations. Please check the website for more information: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/funding/postgraduate.page

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